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Carney staunchly supports the concept of EU quasi-membership, as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe.

Carney staunchly supports the concept of EU quasi-membership, as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe.

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September 17th, 2026

Carney staunchly supports the concept of EU quasi-membership, as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe.

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On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his approbation for the prospect of Canada becoming the EU's first quasi-member state, noting that forging closer ties with the European continent would ensure that no country could gain access to Canada's markets or encroach upon its sovereignty.

加拿大总理马克·卡尼于周四对加拿大有望成为欧盟首个准成员国的前景表达了赞许之意,并指出,与欧洲大陆缔结更为紧密的纽带将确保任何国家均无从染指加拿大的市场,亦无法侵蚀其主权。

In his address to the European Parliament, Carney repeatedly extolled the collaboration between Europe and Canadayet the relationship with the United States hung over the entire speech like a pall.

卡尼于欧洲议会发表演说时屡屡称颂欧洲与加拿大之间的协作——然而与美国的关系却如阴霾般笼罩着整场讲话

For decades, the United States had been the defining force in Canada's economy, and now that relationship is steadily deteriorating.

数十载以来美国始终是加拿大经济的界定者而时至今日这一关系正日趋恶化

The tariffs imposed by Trump, his demands for economic concessions, and his repeated threats to annex Canada as the 51st state have impelled Ottawa to reduce its reliance on its neighbour and instead seek to forge deeper economic, security, and political ties with Europe.

特朗普所施加的关税、其对经济让步的索求,以及屡屡扬言要将加拿大纳为第51个州,已促使渥太华削减对邻国的依赖,转而谋求与欧洲构筑更为深远的经济、安全与政治关系。

Carney told Parliament that he welcomed the proposal put forward on Wednesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, yet he also candidly acknowledged that the precise implications of "quasi-member state" status have yet to be determined.

卡尼向议会表示,他乐见欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩于周三所提之提议,但他亦坦承,“准成员国”这一身份的确切内涵仍有待厘定。

He then set out his initiative: to deepen integration across trade, defence, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, energy, space, research and financial services, so that neither party would be readily vulnerable to economic and geopolitical pressure.

他继而阐明其倡议在贸易国防关键矿产人工智能能源航天研究金融服务诸领域深化一体化俾使双方皆不致轻易受制于经济与地缘政治压力

He subsequently told reporters that he was not himself seeking full EU membership.

他随后向记者表示其本人并不谋求欧盟的正式成员国身份。

"We do not seek dominion over others," he said. "On the contrary, what we strive for is resiliencefor only thus can no one hold our open markets to ransom, erode our sovereignty, imperil our territorial integrity, or lay waste to our freedom, our democracy, and the rule of law."

我们并不谋求支配他人的权柄,”他说道,“恰恰相反我们所孜孜以求的乃是韧性——唯有如此方无人能够钳制我们开放的市场侵蚀我们的主权危及我们的领土完整,抑或摧折我们的自由民主与法治。”

As the Prime Minister made his entrance into the parliamentary chamber in Strasbourg, France, he was greeted with a prolonged and rapturous ovationa host of legislators pressing forward to shake his hand and importuning him for selfiesand by the time his speech drew to a close, the entire assembly once again rose to its feet in a thunderous cascade of applause.

当这位总理步入坐落于法国斯特拉斯堡的议会大厅之际迎接他的是经久不息的热烈欢迎——众多议员纷纷趋前与之握手并恳请合影自拍——及至演讲落幕全场复又起立掌声雷动

What is more, one legislator went so far as to don a Canadian hockey jersey by way of tribute.

更有甚者一位议员身着加拿大冰球球衣以示致意

On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed granting Canada the EU's first quasi-membership statusa status that is absent from the EU's existing treaty framework and would urgently need to be created anew.

周三冯德莱恩提议赋予加拿大欧盟首个准成员国地位——此一地位于欧盟现行条约框架内尚付阙如亟需另行创设

She stated that Europe intends to elevate its bilateral relationship with Canada to "the highest possible level."

她表示欧洲意欲将其与加拿大的双边关系提升至尽可能最高的水平”。

Carney, seated in the front row of parliament, nodded in acknowledgment, rose to embrace von der Leyen, while the lawmakers responded to the proposal with a standing ovation.

卡尼端坐于议会前排,颔首示意并起身与冯德莱恩相拥,议员们则对此项提议报以起立鼓掌。

Von der Leyen stated that Canada and the EU ought to transcend the framework of the existing free trade agreement and forge a "future alliance" whose essence would be a "shared space of prosperity and economic security."

冯德莱恩表示加拿大与欧盟理应超越现行自由贸易协定的框架缔造一个共同繁荣与经济安全空间”为内涵的“未来联盟”。

Carney is scheduled to chair a summit of EU leaders in Montreal on 2930 October, at which the two sides are expected to engage in more detailed consultations on the proposed new relationship.

卡尼定于10月29日至30日在蒙特利尔主持召开欧盟领导人峰会,届时双方预计将就拟议中的新型关系展开更为详尽的磋商。

Exports to the United States account for roughly 70% of Canada's total exports, leaving it acutely vulnerable to Trump's tariffs.

加拿大对美出口约占其出口总额的70%致使自身在特朗普关税面前极度脆弱

Ottawa has already implemented retaliatory measures and rebuffed demands that Carney characterised as imperilling Canadian sovereignty.

渥太华方面已实施报复性举措并拒绝了卡尼所称的危及加拿大主权要求

Europe, by contrast, took a different tack: it held off on retaliatory measures and accepted the United States' imposition of tariffs of up to 15 percent on the vast majority of EU exports.

欧洲则另辟蹊径,暂缓实施报复性举措,接受了美国对绝大多数欧盟出口商品加征最高达15%的关税。

Trump hinted obliquely that the proposed arrangement with the EU might be characterized as an "act of hostility," and went on to threaten that, should he conclude Europe's intentions were not in good faith, he would impose steep tariffs on Europea move that had already raised the stakes before Carney delivered his speech.

特朗普隐晦地示意拟议中的欧盟安排或可被定性为一种“敌对行为”,并进而恫吓称一旦他断定欧洲方面的意图不具善意,便将对欧洲课以高额关税——此举在卡尼发表演讲之前已然抬高了赌注

When asked about Trump's remarks, Carney stated that Canadians are united in rejecting any attempt by external forces to dictate their country's choices.

当被问及特朗普的言论时,卡尼表示,加拿大人在拒绝外部势力试图支配本国选择这一点上团结一致。

"Canadians are united on one point: no one can dictate which language we use.

加拿大人在某一点上展现出团结无人能够左右我们该使用何种语言

No one can dictate our culture, nor can anyone dictate with whom we may conclude international agreements," Carney stated.

无人能够支配我们的文化亦无人能够规定我们可以与谁缔结国际协议,”卡尼表示

Carney has repeatedly urged what he calls "middle powers" to stand up to economic coercion.

卡尼屡次三番敦促其所谓中等强国抵御经济胁迫

On the occasion of the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, he cautioned that when a country negotiates alone with a dominant power, "we negotiate from a position of weakness. We can only accept the terms others dictate."

值此一月达沃斯世界经济论坛之际,他告诫道国家独自一个主导大国进行谈判之时,“我们是在弱势中谈判我们只能接受别人开出的条件。”

The following day, Trump duly rebuked him for it.

翌日,特朗普遂对其加以斥责。

Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's ambassador-designate to the European Union, has stated that Ottawa aspires to maintain relations with Europe that are "as close as possible," while simultaneously striving to bolster Canada's autonomy.

加拿大候任驻欧盟大使乔纳森·威尔金森表示,渥太华方面冀望与欧洲保持“尽可能接近”的关系,与此同时亦着力增进加拿大的自主性。

Although associate membership remains subject to negotiation, Canada has already taken a significant step.

尽管准成员国身份尚待磋商加拿大已然迈出了举足轻重的一步

This year, it became the first non-European country to join the EU's 150 billion ($173 billion) SAFE defence procurement programme, a move that allows Canadian firms to take part in joint purchasing at a time when European defence spending is expanding.

今年成为首个跻身欧盟1500亿欧元1730亿美元SAFE防务采购计划非欧洲国家此举使加拿大企业得以在欧洲防务开支扩张之际参与联合采购

The two sides also explored the prospect of closer collaboration in the realms of energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, and digital trade.

双方亦就能源、关键矿产、人工智能及数字贸易领域更为紧密之协作展开探讨。

Carney stated that any enhanced partnership with the European Union would be subject to debate in the Canadian Parliament and ultimately put to a vote.

卡尼表示,与欧盟的任何强化伙伴关系均将在加拿大议会接受辩论,并最终付诸表决。

"The Trump administration's policies and rhetoric are evidently prompting Canada and the European Union to envisage a world in which robust American leadership no longer exists, and to act accordingly," said Daniel Béland, a professor of political science at McGill University in Montreal.

特朗普政府政策与言论显然正在促使加拿大和欧盟去构想一个不再有强有力美国领导的世界,并据此付诸行动,”蒙特利尔麦吉尔大学政治学教授丹尼尔·贝朗如是说

Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, points out that, given the deep economic and political ties between Canada and the United States, Europeans have traditionally regarded Canada as a country with a uniquely penetrating insight into America.

多伦多大学荣休教授纳尔逊·怀斯曼指出鉴于加拿大与美国之间深厚的经济与政治纽带欧洲人历来将加拿大视为一个对美国有着独到洞悉的国家

He says that Carney's willingness to stand up to Trump rather than abruptly capitulate to Washington's demands has further entrenched that perception.

他表示卡尼甘愿与特朗普相抗衡而非遽然屈从于华盛顿的诉求此举进一步固化了上述认知

"The adroitness Carney has evinced in his dealings with Trump has already drawn the attention of Europe," Wiseman remarked.

“卡尼在与特朗普周旋时所展露的机敏,已然引起欧洲方面的瞩目,”怀斯曼如是说。

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